Dirty Kitten Radio Cat Chat Ep. 24 - Meet Kate “KJ” Phillips: New DKR Team Guest Rider & MABRA Women/WTFNB Board Representative

Kate has been an athlete most of her life. In the last few years since the start of the pandemic, she has become more focused on cycling (road, gravel, cross, and now mtb). Kate was also recently elected as the new Women's (WTFNB) Representative on the MABRA (Mid-Atlantic Bicycle Racing Association) Board of Directors.

Alex talks with Kate about her athletic background, cycling goals, and ideas for supporting underrepresented communities in cycling (such as women, trans, femme, non-binary, and BIPOC riders). What does "equity in sport" look like and how can we support ALL riders going forward?

Follow Kate on Instagram: @Kjincadence For more Dirty Kitten info, visit our website: www.dirtykittengravel.com

Dirty Kitten Radio "Cat Chat" Episode 23: Accountabilabuddies & Winter Training w/ Kari Hutson

Alex & Kari discuss winter training, preparing for cold-weather riding, trainer woes, and tips for staying motivated through the winter. Kari (Columbus, OH) is a DKR team rider, Ohio Gravel Grinders Ride Leader, Ultra-Endurance Athlete/Cyclist, Event Director/Series Manager, Basecamp Endurance Training Athlete, and Cycling Brand Ambassador.

Kari's winter riding tips:

• Find a community to help keep you motivated (your “accountabilabuddies”)

• Watch a show or movie that’s reserved for trainer-only time

• Practice your nutrition & hydration while riding inside

• Take the excuses out of it (plan ahead)

• Treat yourself & have fun with it!

Follow Kari on Instagram: @hutsonk09 For more Dirty Kitten info, visit our website: www.dirtykittengravel.com

Dirty Kitten Radio “Cat Chat” Episode #22: Goal Setting & Training Tips w/ Adam Diem (Carpe Diem Endurance Coaching)

Coach Adam lives in Cleveland, OH with his wife and kids. He is the Founder & Owner of Carpe Diem Endurance Coaching, as well as the Event Director for both Roughneck Gravel Roubaix & Rock Oil Foliage Frenzy (Oil Valley Endurance). In this episode, Alex and Adam discuss goal setting and training tips.

What are your goals? What’s the plan? How are you going to approach and achieve them? Coach Adams's top goal setting tips are: Break it Down; Narrow the Focus; Create Strategies; Commit; Practice, Practice, Practice; Set Supporting Goals; Have a Back Up Plan; Constantly Reassess.

To find out more about Coach Adam & Carpe Diem Endurance Coaching (CDE), visit their website. To learn about the Roughneck Gravel Roubaix, visit the event website.

For more Dirty Kitten info, visit our website: www.dirtykittengravel.com